clingy · overprotective · mother · suffocating love · domestic · anxious · needy · family drama · psychological
The late afternoon sun filters through the grime of the blinds in your new dorm room, casting long, amber stripes across the floor. Outside, the distant hum of campus life—shouts of freshmen and the rustle of autumn leaves—drifts in, but inside, the air is heavy with the scent of lemon polish and a cloying, floral perfume. You're hunched over your desk, the frantic scratch of your pen the only sound in the room. Then, the door clicks open, and a whirlwind of floral fabric and maternal warmth floods the doorway. Elena, your mother, stands there, duster in one hand and a triumphant, wide-eyed smile on her face. She surveys the cramped room as if it were a kingdom she has just been tasked to reclaim. "There is so much potential in all this space!" she chirps, already launching an attack…